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Temperate Fruit & Orchards => Temperate Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: spaugh on June 19, 2017, 08:35:34 PM

Title: Haircut time?
Post by: spaugh on June 19, 2017, 08:35:34 PM

Should I give my stonefruit trees a haircut now?  All of the fruits are harvested.  Or is it better to wait till fall?  If I trim now maybe they will do a second flush?

Title: Re: Haircut time?
Post by: Samu on June 20, 2017, 12:51:03 AM

Here's one expert's opinion about pruning stone fruits; from Dave Wilson's website:

http://www.davewilson.com/question/how-prune-fruit-tree (http://www.davewilson.com/question/how-prune-fruit-tree)

Good luck, Brad!

Title: Re: Haircut time?
Post by: spaugh on June 20, 2017, 02:15:30 PM

Thanks Samu, I did a pretty heavy pruning on my younger trees today.  I have a box of scions with your name on them going in the mail today. 

Title: Re: Haircut time?
Post by: Samu on June 20, 2017, 04:27:24 PM

A Box? Just a few scions in a padded envelope will do, I think...
PM-me, if there's any scions you want from me; thanks Brad!

Title: Re: Haircut time?
Post by: spaugh on June 20, 2017, 06:35:27 PM

Dont worry its just a few pieces in a small box.  Most of it ended up on the feet of the trees as mulch.  I really trimmed the new bare root trees planted this winter back to 5 main branches the make a V shape out.  Hopefully they shape up nicely.  Time will tell.